Researching videos for another post, I came across this, by drummer Sebastian Whittaker, who is as good a brush player as anyone, ever:
Category: brushes
How to play the brushes, part two
I had never seen this before: Steve Gadd playing on a 2″ tape box. Along with Ted Warren’s videos, the only instruction you need for brushes: (h/t to Who Is Tony?)
Groove o’ the day: Dry Cleaner from Des Moines
Extremely light posting again this week, obviously– there’s just a whole lot going on right now; so until Monday at least you’ll have to amuse yourself by making another pass through our copious archives, or […]
How to play the brushes
Now we’re talking- here’s something substantial for you: I was able to shame Ted @ Trap’d into finally labelling his posts, and now I can link to his entire great series on playing the brushes. […]
Brushes… fast… hoo…
As I finish up the thing I’m working on, do yourself a favor and visit The Melodic Drummer for an excellent post on playing brushes at really, really fast tempos. You can also brush up […]
The way drum instructional videos should be
30 seconds long, no explanation, no BS, no nothing except everything you need to know about the subject: More of Ted Warren’s excellent series of brush videos after the break:
Transcription: Elvin Jones – Soul Eyes
Another transcription from the archives- Elvin Jones playing brushes on Soul Eyes, from the album Coltrane, by John Coltrane. The transcription is of the piano and tenor solos; it’s written in the four of the […]
Papa Jo and Big Sid
Jammin’ The Blues, a short film featuring Jo Jones and Sid Catlett. Watch for the trade off after 5:40: “Big Sid was like my brother. I never go anyplace without a picture of Big Sid […]